An Innovative Model in MBA Education

The Rady School of Management at the University of California, San Diego educates global leaders for innovation-driven organizations. A leading professional school within one of the top-ranked institutions in the U.S. for higher education and research, the Rady School offers a Full-Time MBA program and a FlexMBA program for working professionals. UC San Diego’s lineage includes 16 Nobel laureates (former and current faculty) and eight MacArthur Foundation award recipients. The Rady School is at the nexus of this research, development and innovation - it underlies our curriculum and our academic model.

The Rady School has a special interest in the life sciences and technology sectors, which are revolutionizing business and the world. We offer focus on industry sectors where innovation is critical to organizational success.

The Rady MBA programs combine a rigorous core curriculum with electives focused on business and management issues faced by emerging and innovative industry sectors. The core curriculum cumulates in Lab to Market, a course sequence that begins in the classroom and moves into a project-based environment. Students develop the skills necessary to take an idea to market and gain exposure to commercialization opportunities at the world's leading research institutes.

At Rady, we think of our impact in terms of discoveries brought to the marketplace, products launched, new service models established, companies started or reinvented. Students work in teams alongside faculty and mentors from the business community. The Rady School faculty draw upon their research and passion for innovation to educate the next generation of leaders who will shape the practice of business globally.